AuthorizationRule Class [IIS 7 and higher]

Represents a rule in the authorization section of a configuration file.

Syntax

class AuthorizationRule : CollectionElement

This class contains no methods.

The following table lists the properties exposed by the AuthorizationRule class.

Name	Description
AccessType	A read/write sint32 enumeration that specifies whether access to a URL resource is granted based on the combination of values specified by the Roles, Users, and Verbs properties. The possible values are listed later in the Remarks section. Note: At run time, the authorization module iterates through AuthorizationRule elements until it finds the first rule that fits a particular user. It then grants or denies access to a URL resource depending on the value of the AccessType property.
Roles	A required unique read/write string value that contains a comma-delimited list of roles for which access to a URL resource is granted or denied. A key property. Note: There must be at least one value in either the Users property or the Roles property, or both.
Users	A required unique read/write string value that contains a comma-delimited list of users for whom access to a URL resource is granted or denied. The default is "". A key property. Note:* There must be at least one value in either the Users property or the Roles property, or both.
Verbs	A required unique read/write string value that contains a comma-delimited list of HTTP transmission methods for which access to a URL resource is granted or denied. A key property.

This class contains no subclasses.

Instances of this class are contained in the Authorization property of the AuthorizationSection class.

The following table lists the possible values for the AccessType property.

Value	Keyword	Description
0	Allow	Grants access to a URL resource for the combination of values you specify in the Roles, Users, and Verbs properties.
1	Deny	Denies access to a URL resource for the combination of values you specify in the Roles, Users, and Verbs properties.

AuthorizationRule

Type	Description
Client	Requires IIS 7 on Windows Vista.
Server	Requires IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008.
Product	IIS 7
MOF file	WebAdministration.mof